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The James Altucher Show

Ep. 83 - Simon Rich: Man Crush

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Business, Education

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2015

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

James has a man crush and he admits it on today's podcast. Simon Rich again joins James today for a very special episode. Simon's new TV show, Man Seeking Woman, debuted last night on FXX. Man Seeking Woman follows Josh Greenberg (a stand-in of sorts for Rich himself, played by the excellent Jay Baruchel) as he navigates a fantastical nightmare world of millennial dating. When Simon was last on James show, (episode 52) they talked about an inside look at his writing technique and routines... his very own daily practice. There is an art to Simon's writing and you can feel his passion while listening to him talk about his work. On today's show they dive deep into his new TV sitcom, what a day is like creating a TV show, his biggest fears, and how he finds his inspiration. James asks Simon how you can get found. Simon says, just make something great. Don't try to write it to get a TV job, just make it great. Whether it's a 10-minute standup comedy routine or a short play you perform with your friends. Whatever it is, get it up on YouTube... No matter what happens, whether the show is picked up for another season or not, and of course Simon says he hopes it is. "It's been the best year of my life." He has a huge list of other projects he is currently working on.   Listen in today. You'll be glad you did. ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:06.4

This is the James Alteter Show on the Stansbury Radio Network.

0:11.7

So I've got Simon Rich with me again.

0:23.8

Simon, how's it going?

0:25.8

Going good.

0:26.8

Thanks so much for having me back.

0:28.1

Simon, I'm super excited.

0:29.4

But I want to know how you're feeling.

0:30.9

Your TV show that you wrote, Manseeking Woman, is coming out tonight, the first show is

0:36.1

tonight on FXX.

0:40.1

What time, 10 PM?

0:41.1

10.30, 10.30 Eastern.

0:43.1

10.30, they really are pushing you back there.

0:46.4

This is, they're making a challenging for you.

0:49.2

But how do you feel?

0:50.2

10.30 Eastern is like two hours ahead of where my sketches usually were on SNL.

0:55.4

So I feel like I've broken my record.

0:57.1

Right.

0:58.1

Going further and further down the clock.

1:00.7

I guess that goes there until like an hour when people would be awake.

1:03.7

You might end up writing sketches for General Hospital soon.

1:06.4

That's the goal.

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